From Kubrick to Anderson: One-Point Perspective

From Kubrick to Anderson: One-Point Perspective 1

The recent film “The Great Budapest Hotel” is an example of symmetry in the work of Wes Anderson, a signature similar to the one in Stanley Kubrick’s films. Different authors will call it “one-point perspective”, “symmetrical composition” or “centered vision”, and many times aren’t agreeing on the definition and how it works to translate one […]

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Blackmagic URSA Used On Television Mini Series “Gallipoli”

Blackmagic URSA Used On Television Mini Series "Gallipoli" 3

“Gallipoli” is one of Australia’s most anticipated television series inspired by the book “Gallipoli” by Les Carlyon.  The series follows the lives of World War I solders from the initial military landings to the troop withdrawals from the shores of Turkey in one of the most devastating battles of World War I.   Directed by […]

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Day 25 #28daysofquicktips – Consolidate Media Outside (Externally) of a Final Cut Pro X Library

Day 25 #28daysofquicktips - Consolidate Media Outside (Externally) of a Final Cut Pro X Library 7

Final Cut Pro X has some rather intricate media management capabilities built into its Library functionality. The Library concept itself is loved by some, hated by others. I think if you understand how you can move media in and out of a Library it might embrace one the concept (thought you still might choose to […]

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Day 26 #28daysofquicktips – Make an Audio-only Dissolve in Final Cut Pro X

Day 26 #28daysofquicktips - Make an Audio-only Dissolve in Final Cut Pro X 8

For some reason, unbeknownst to us mortal editors, Final Cut Pro X doesn’t allow you do make an audio dissolve right out of the Transitions browser. Editors know how essential a 4, 5, 6 frame dissolve can be to smooth out a frankenbite or just how handy that can be when mixing audio in general. […]

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Understanding & using the breakthrough XAVC Long GOP códec/file format

Understanding & using the breakthrough XAVC Long GOP códec/file format 12

[UPDATED ARTICLE] Back in 2012, Sony deployed the first version of XAVC, one that can offer color depths of 8-bit, 10-bit, and 12-bit and chroma subsampling of 4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4. That first version is i-frame and found on very high-end cameras. Then Sony released the consumer version, XAVS S, which is Long GOP up to […]

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My Top 11 Favorite New Features of Resolve 11

My Top 11 Favorite New Features of Resolve 11 13

There are only so many pieces of software a person can master or even try to become relatively proficient in, so you need to decide which ones are worth your time. Whether you’re just starting out or are an experienced media professional, the arguments for putting Resolve in the short list of critical software are […]

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How to Navigate the Film Festival Marketplace

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This year I was fortunate enough to have a film I shot and co-directed premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival as part of the Digital Bolex Fearless Filmmaking Showcase. Last year, I was at Slamdance with a drama that I executive produced, and before that I was at Sundance with a period western that I […]

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